Deepy Sur

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Deepy Sur, MSW, RSW, PhD. Deepy Sur is the Chief Executive Officer of the Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW), whose vision is to mobilize mental health and wellbeing across Ontario alongside its more than 9,000 social work members. She holds diverse expertise, including clinical work in private and hospital settings, health promotion experience in public health, and health system change with government.

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Dec 4, 2023

by Deepy Sur Tashani Parker

Including social workers in mental health care is a win-win for patients and providers

Primary care is one of the most common ways people access mental health treatment in this country. But with limited access to primary care providers, more patients are likely to slip through the cracks. Integrating social workers into primary health care teams could help.